Chapter 10 of To Tell You the Truth is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of To Tell You the Truth is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy. "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out. We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's. What do you think of it, our making investments? Isn't it great?"
Chapter 10 of To Tell You the Truth is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.”
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
From this reading “"Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.”
plural of “investment” — the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading “What do you think of it, our making investments?”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “What do you think of it, our making investments?”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “"Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.”
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading “"Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “What do you think of it, our making investments?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
the act of departing
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Isn't it great?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
ten 10s
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
plural of “investment” — the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't it great?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading "Ah! he hasn't heard," cried Blanche, recovering her buoyancy.
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Henri is going to get a hundred shares for Jacques in a company that is coming out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should not be able to get them ourselves, but the man is a friend of Henri's.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of it, our making investments?
Chapter 10 of To Tell You the Truth by Leonard Merrick holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 10 holds 425 sentences of To Tell You the Truth, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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